Starting
Points: Guide to Health & Medical
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REFERENCE BOOKS -
Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be
checked out. |
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610.3 Gal |
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine |
1,500 common medical
disorders, and conditions. |
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610.3 Har |
Harvard
Medical School
Family Health Guide |
Questions for your doctor,
1st aid, alternative medicine, drug interactions & more. |
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R 610.3 Mer |
The Merck
Manual of Health and Aging |
Aging, and information for families
and caretakers. |
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R 610.3 Mer |
The
Merck Manual of Medical Information |
Established in 1899, this
home edition is re-written for the lay reader. |
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610.92 Dir |
Directory of Physicians in
the US |
Some 800,000 physicians covered;
from the AMA. |
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R 610.92 Dir
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The
Official ABMS Directory |
635,700 physician profiles from
the American Board of Medical Specialists. |
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613.04244 Our |
Our
Bodies, Ourselves – For the New Century |
The classic compendium dedicated
to all aspects of women’s health. |
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R 613.0434 Joh |
The John Hopkins Medical Guide to Health
After 50 |
Includes
disease prevention, body atlas, disorders,A to Z index,
glossary & more. |
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R 615.1 PDR |
Physicians' Desk Reference |
The latest and most accurate
prescription drug data. |
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R 615.321 Fug |
The
5-Minute Herb & Dietary Supplement Consult |
Easy-to-research comprehensive information on hundreds of
herbs. |
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615.854 Bal |
Prescription for Nutritional
Healing |
Healing properties of vitamins
and herbs. Remedies for over 250 disorders. |
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R 616.003 Hum |
Human Diseases and
Conditions |
Presents articles dealing
with all kinds of diseases and disorders. |
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FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
610-619 |
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In
addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books
and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way
to find good sources of information is to do a subject search
in our Library catalog. You can
access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by
going to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
then to Search Our Catalog.
Good subject headings for this topic
are medicine, and
health, and nutrition. |
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eBOOKS
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You may
also want to check out the collection of thousands of online
books (eBooks) the Library has to offer located on the Web
site
www.netlibrary.com.
Initially,
you must open an account from Library computer
terminals, but you will then be able to use the account from
home as well. See a reference librarian for more
details. |
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FINDING ARTICLES
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
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The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles on these online databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain magazine. |
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WEBSITES
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CenterWatch |
Information services about clinical research.
Includes a directory of approved & currently
tested drugs & results. |
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Drugs.com |
Fast, easy searching for up-to-date drug information on
over 24,000 approved medications. |
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Dr. Koop |
News, health advice, product reviews, disease
look-up, etc from the former Surgeon General. |
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Dr. Weil Web Self Healing Site
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Links to integrative health sites including drweil.com. |
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Harvard Family Health
Guide – Diagnostics |
Step by step explanations for over 80 diagnostic tests. |
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HerbMed |
An herbal database providing “hyperlinked
access to the scientific data underlying the use of
herbs for health.”
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Intelihealth |
From Aetna
& the Harvard
Medical School: Diseases &
Conditions, Healthy Lifestyles,
Look it Up which includes a
“Drug Resource Center” &
much more. |
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MEDLINEplus |
700+ diseases/ conditions, wellness, a drug look-up, encyclopedia & more from the
National Library of Medicine. |
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NY Online Access to Health |
Bilingual (Spanish and English,) NOAH offers data on
diseases and features links to medical resources. |
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Preventive Medicine Research Institute |
Dr. Dean
Ornish’s site for disease prevention and reversal
through lifestyle, yoga, and diet. |
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Updated:
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